Early the next morning, the two were moving in the small courtyard when they heard someone coming in. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info looked back, and it was Ah Ye again. Ah Ye saluted the two and said, "Childe is invited." ”

Walking out of the courtyard with Ah Ye, Dongfang Lin couldn't help but ask, "Do your sons treat people so coldly on weekdays?" When Ah Ye heard this, he smiled and said, "It's okay." Yesterday he happened to be in a bad mood. I heard from my wife that an old benefactor was infected with a vicious disease and was terminally ill, and the son went to heal him, but he still couldn't save him, so he blamed himself very much, and just came back to inquire about the medical classics and ancestral notes. The two of them didn't come at the right time. ”

"Oh. He also sees a doctor. Dongfang Lin said.

Ah Ye said: "Of course. Our family has practiced medicine for generations, and my son's medical skills are also very good, but he often goes out, so his wife sits in for a consultation on weekdays. ”

The three of them walked all the way down the path they had taken last night. The weather is sunny and fragrant, and it is very pleasant. Dongfang Lin looked at the elegantly arranged but extremely empty garden, and asked, "Why is there so few people in such a big house as your mansion?" Ah Ye said: "Childe came from afar, I guess I don't know." This garden was bought by my son-in-law from someone else a few years ago. Madame is reluctant to hire new manpower, so it is so empty. ”

Dongfang Lin said curiously: "How do you say this?" Haven't you always lived here? ”

Ah Ye said: "Don't hide it from the son, this is the old mansion of the Sima family. However, the old owner of the village was born with a disease and died very early, and the son's biological mother also went early, leaving the wife and the son to depend on each other. If the family is poor and cannot afford to pay the consultation fee, the lady not only treats the person for free, but also pays for the medicine for the person. As time passed, it gradually became impossible to make ends meet. There was a powerful bully nearby who had already peeped into this house, bullying his wife and son's orphan**, and when he saw that the Sima family was in the middle of the road, he bought the house forcibly. At that time, the son was still young, inherited his father's body, and he was also weak and sickly, and his wife tried all kinds of medicinal materials but still had no way. Later, by chance, the abbot of Shaolin Temple went out to travel by, learned about it, thanked his wife for her kindness, and offered to take his son back to Shaolin Temple to try to heal. Somehow, after living in Shaolin Temple for a year, Gongzi's illness was cured, and the abbot also taught him martial arts. When he was a teenager, Gongzi was already a first-class master in Luoyang, but the abbot refused to teach him more advanced martial arts. At that time, there was a monk who was listed in Shaolin Temple, with extraordinary martial arts and great appreciation for his son. Regardless of his wife's objections, the prince worshipped the monk as a teacher and followed him to Duogandusi. It's been seven or eight years, and there has been no news. Then one day he suddenly came back and brought back tens of thousands of taels of silver. The first thing he did when he came back was to buy the old house from the bully, and I don't know what he did, so the bully's family fled overnight. Not long after, within a radius of dozens of miles from Luoyang, all those who had offended their wives ran away. ”

Dongfang Lin was very surprised in his heart, and asked, "Then do you know where he got so much silver?" ”

Ah Ye shook his head and said, "Even Madame doesn't know." Childe never said. Then he said: "I grew up watching my son, he just has a weird temper, if you offend the two of you with your words, please forgive me." ”

Dongfang Lin smiled: "Thank you eldest sister for your care." ”

Unconsciously, along the cobblestone path, I have come to the front of the courtyard I visited last night, and I saw a lot of maple trees in it through the flower wall, and the pavilions and water pavilions were faintly visible, and the courtyard gate was half-hidden. Walking to the door, Ah Ye said, "I won't go in." Childe invited the two of us to breakfast in the pavilion by the water, and I went to the kitchen to get food. ”

After thanking Ah Ye, the two gently pushed the door in, and their eyes lit up in an instant. I saw that the red maples in the garden were like clouds, reflected on the water surface of the large pond in the center of the garden, and they were as bright as the sunset in the sun. The two walked on the maple leaves on the ground to a pavilion by the pond that reached out to the water. Through the branches of the maple tree, I saw Sima Xin, dressed in white, standing in the pavilion, feeding the fish.

The two of them climbed the stairs and came to the pavilion. Sima Xin turned around and said, "I have heard that your Oriental Dart Bureau is known as the No. 1 Dart Game in the world, and Brother Lin will not be just a messenger." ”

Dongfang Lin Zhengse said: "Below is the deputy general dart head of the Nanjing General Bureau. I came to invite my son in person, but can you get by? ”

A trace of surprise flashed across Sima Xin's face, and then he regained his leisurely look, and said with a smile: "Is it that there is no one in your Dongfang family, so I rely on you to support the façade." ”

Dongfang Lin forcibly held back the anger rising in his heart, and said with a calm face: "Lin heard that the son has a great talent, and he thought that he must be clear-sighted, but it turns out that he can only judge people by his appearance, and he is like an ordinary man. ”

Sima Xin smiled and didn't answer her, but looked at Wuwei and said, "This is your entourage?" ”

Wuwei was appreciating Dongfang Lin's response in his heart, and when he suddenly asked, he stepped forward and said, "It's Lin Gongzi's friend below." As soon as he finished speaking, he only heard Dongfang Lin continue: "This is the son of the official family on Qiongya, and when he saw that my dart game was in trouble, he helped him righteously." Wuwei looked at her, and it was not easy to say anything, seeing her extraordinary appearance, it suddenly occurred to her that she must be using this to boost her morale, and she was really smart. So he also put on a proud posture.

Sima Xin stared at Wuwei for a moment, smiled slightly, and turned to Dongfang Lin: "That's it, since my uncle wants to do this favor, how can I not go?" Brother Lin doesn't have to be so nervous. You may be seated. Please tell me more about the missing dart, and I'll be prepared. ”

At this time, Ah Ye walked into the pavilion with a food box, put the food on the stone table one by one and said: "My family has a light taste, if you are not used to it, please forgive me." Dongfang Lin saw that each person had a bowl of preserved egg and lean porridge, a plate of steamed dumplings, and a plate of plum blossom-shaped muffins, which were exquisite and attractive. I've been hungry for a long time, since Sima Xin has promised to help, it's a good thing, don't care about it for a while, it's important to eat, and you can put aside the matter of face first. Dongfang Lin ate a steamed dumpling with shrimp and fresh meat, and a few bites of a muffin cake with rose dew and honey walnut kernels, and most of the anger in his heart quickly disappeared, so he told Sima Xin in detail about the loss of the dart from beginning to end.

After breakfast, after a little tidying up, the three of them rode to Dengfeng County.

When he arrived in Dengfeng, Liang Darthead had already summoned more than ten dart masters from the Kaifeng Branch to wait at the inn, and saw that Dongfang Lin and Wuwei had invited Sima Xin, and everyone was surprised. However, Sima Xin only greeted everyone lightly, and then went upstairs. Liang Dart Master asked Dongfang Lin: "Why did you recruit this person?" Dongfang Lin said: "It's hard to say. This thief is good at Qimen organs, and Brother Shangguan and I are both on the way, so I turned to Shaolin Temple for help, and the presiding elder recommended him. Dongfang Lin frowned and continued: "This person is very annoying. Don't pay attention to him. ”

The next morning, before dawn, all the people in the dart bureau were already waiting downstairs, only Sima Xin had not come out. Dongfang Lin said angrily: "He thinks he is the emperor? I'll call him. As soon as he walked up the stairs, he saw Sima Xin walking down the stairs slowly, with a hint of a playful smile on the corner of his mouth, and said to Dongfang Lin: "Brother Lin is early." Dongfang Lin said stiffly: "Sima Gongzi is early." When do we depart? Sima Xin glanced at the dozen or so people downstairs and said, "I don't want so many idle people to follow." Just have a little brother and a Shangguan son. Dongfang Lin didn't want to argue with him, nodded and said, "Just according to your wishes." So he went downstairs and said a few words to Liang Darthead. Liang Dart nodded and said, "Okay." We're just waiting here. The young master himself should be more careful. ”

All the way to the foot of Taimur Mountain, the three abandoned their horses and walked up the mountain quickly. Dongfang Lin found that Sima Xin's footsteps were light and exquisite, and his light skills were far above himself, and he thought to himself, what the Zen master said was not bad, although he was still very unconvinced, that person was only twenty-five or sixteen years old, how could he be so hard-working. There were no words all the way, and in less than an hour, the three of them came to the bamboo forest where Dongfang Lin had come. Dongfang Lin pointed to the mountain peak opposite the bamboo forest and said, "That should be the lair of the thief gate." ”

The three of them walked to the end of the path under the leadership of Dongfang Lin. No one had re-covered the trap since she stepped on it. Sima Xin took a few steps into the bamboo forest, looked at it for a while, and muttered to himself, "Nine rings? Then he turned back to Dongfang Lin and Wuwei and said, "Follow me." ”

The three of them swirled in the woods. Dongfang Lin and Wuwei only felt that Sima Xin took them around in circles in the bushes, and several times Dongfang Lin felt that he had returned to the place he had been, but he was not sure, so he followed Sima Xin silently. Sima Xin stopped repeatedly, looked around thoughtfully, and then began to walk again without saying a word. When he stopped after a few times, Dongfang Lin couldn't help but ask, "Do you really know how to get out?" Sima Xin glanced at her, noncommittal, and only said: "Brother Lin, have you ever played Nine Consecutive Rings?" Dongfang Lin replied angrily: "Not available." Sima Xin smiled and stopped talking. Dongfang Lin didn't want to ask more, so as not to give the "little brother" a long and "little brother" short scream. Soon Sima Xin seemed to be walking faster and faster, and Dongfang Lin and Wuwei found that the bamboo forest was gradually brightening. After a while, there was a sudden brightness in front of me, and there was a large vegetable patch. There are many greens growing in the vegetable field, and there is a small mountain road that winds its way to the top of the vegetable field at the other end of the vegetable field.

Just as he was about to walk forward, Sima Xin suddenly said: "I heard that in the past, in order to prevent many people from passing through the entrance in front of the house together, a formation was laid in the vegetable field, called the 'Narrow Road Formation', which made the vegetable field have only one route for up to two people to walk safely. It seems that there is also a formation in this vegetable field. Now there are three of us. Dongfang Lin was suspicious for a while, what a "narrow road green vegetable array"! But seeing Sima Xin's serious appearance, maybe there is really such a boring master. Sima Xin looked at her and said, "Brother Lin, why don't I carry you over?" Dongfang Lin's face was hot, and he raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't work for your son." You two go first. Sima Xin smiled slightly and said, "Then you wait." So he took Wuwei through the vegetable field first, turned back to her and said, "Come here." ”。

At the other end of the vegetable patch was a small hill, and after walking up the hill along the path, four forks suddenly appeared in front of me. Sima Xin looked at it for a while, and suddenly smiled: "It seems that this thief master is my old man." Dongfang Lin was shocked. The two followed Sima Xin on one of the roads, and after walking a short time, they saw four forks in the road. Sima Xin seemed to be familiar with this labyrinth and walked on one of them without thinking. Then there were three or four more forks in the road, and the three of them chose the road without mistake, and saw that the top of the mountain was almost in sight. The two of them couldn't help but marvel at the exquisite layout of this thief master, if ordinary people didn't know the mystery, they didn't know how long they would go around the mountain.